Hadraawi honoured for dedication to culture and development: Principal Award, Prince Claus Fund’s

[Carafaat]

Blue, wedden dat ik daar binnen kom.

[N.O.R.F]

*like*

[Miyir]

Living legend!!

[Maaddeey]

25000 waa beeso badan, dhowr xarumood oo doorada lagu xannaaneeyo bay ka dhisi kartaa Hargeysa, Burco & Gebiley!.

[STOIC]

He is indeed a legend.I was introduced to him at a very late stage of my life.Thanks to programs like TIIXMAAL. I listened to few of his "gabaay" like "hoyoo" in youtube...Yusuf Shaciir also explained in a very logical way the story behind the "Siinley"

 

 

 

[Alpha Blondy]

^ i'm good friends with Yusuf Shaciir. as a commentator, programmes like tixmaal were perfect for cultural critics like him.

[Alpha Blondy]

i saw and spoke to his majesty this morning.

 

Alpha: 'salam adeer, my name is Alpha Blondy, not the ivorian reggae LOL but the Somali version. adeer, i was very happy to hear you won the principal prize for culture and stuff''

 

hadrawi - ''adeer, i'm glad you are aware of this. not many people are aware of this, adeer, you're not from around here!

 

alpha: its my pleasure adeer, i'm not from hargeisa but from the UK! i came to hargeisa almost 2 and half years ago laakin.

 

hadrawi; adeer, i always stay at this hotel whenever i come to hargeisa and i have seen you before having tea here?

 

alpha; yes, adeer, i too come here quite regularly and i'd love to have tea with you next time we see each other?

 

hadrawi: that would be very nice, young man!

 

alpha; i'm a big fan of your work and even read some of your books including hal-karran.

 

hadwari; fantastic! its really important..........

 

few ****** disturbed us afterwards, quoting hadrawi's work and i left quickly but not before saying salams to his majesty.

[N.O.R.F]

^Imperial?

[Alpha Blondy]

YES! lol!

 

how did you know NORF?

[NGONGE]

^^ War odeygo lacagta wax ma ka siiyaay? Hadii kale waa iska uuf dee.

[N.O.R.F]

Where else do you go for a break? The shack across the road

[SayidSomal]

Insha'Allah - one day we will name award after him. - congratulations to him on getting this award.

[Alpha Blondy]

N.O.R.F;868361 wrote:

Where else do you go for a break? The shack across the road

lol@NORF,

 

that shack has the best tea in all of somaliland. it has its own dynamics too. there is the lady khat seller, who i reckon was a stunner like 20 years ago, we've become friends now. she's a kulmiye diehard and hates UDUB. there are the three sisters who work in the little shop, i occassionally flirt with all three and they don't seem to have a problem with this. i like ubax the best tho. despite whitening her skin, she's quite nice and lets me borrow things on tap loool. and there is the ex-imperial shop worker who after being sacked now has his own money-exchange business. he's a nice guy ruunti. i never go to imperial, its full of diaspora folk who are looking for mashruucs.

[N.O.R.F]

 

Alpha Blondy;868366 wrote:

i never go to imperial, its full of diaspora folk who are looking for mashruucs.

Its cheap and of a decent quality in the middle of the city. Most of the folks looking for mashruuc there are locals with some from the diaspora oo meesha ku banjaray

[NGONGE]

NGONGE;868358 wrote:

^^ War odeygo lacagta wax ma ka siiyaay? Hadii kale waa iska uuf dee.

I repeat.